Month: June 2009

International Herald Tribune June 4, 2009 After mending fences with the Muslim world in Cairo on Thursday, President Obama might want to keep his diplomatic tools handy for his stopover here, to repair his increasingly strained relationship with Chancellor Angela Merkel. more

Financial Times June 4, 2009 The European Union on Thursday pushed forward with a framework for taking in former detainees from Guantanamo Bay, with indications that “several dozen” could resettle in the EU. more

New York Times June 4, 2009 U.S. special envoy Richard Holbrooke urged European and Muslim nations Thursday to help families who have fled the conflict in Pakistan’s Swat valley and avert a humanitarian crisis. more

International Herald Tribune June 1, 2009 A couple of years ago, Robert Gates, then George W. Bush’s secretary of defense and now President Barack Obama’s, complained and complained and complained about the inadequate, second-rate efforts of America’s NATO allies in trying to turn around what had the looks of a losing battle in Afghanistan. more